Groom ponies in the morning, bake cakes together after
Anoli knows every child-friendly farm in the Beatenberg area and has been leading this combination for years — the sequence works every time. Children spend 90 minutes with the ponies (grooming, feeding, leading), then the afternoon bakes together in the farmhouse kitchen or a rented space nearby.
The baking session produces something children choose themselves: cookies, a cake, or — for older children — proper Swiss Zopf bread. They take home what they made.
Arrive at the pony farm
Anoli introduces the ponies and explains farm rules. Each child is assigned a pony for the session.
Grooming and leading
Brush, pick hooves (Anoli-assisted for younger children), and lead the ponies around the paddock. Anoli stays with every child.
Feed and say goodbye
Carrots and apples distributed. The hardest part — leaving.
Baking begins
Anoli sets out ingredients. Children choose what to bake, mix and shape together. The oven does the rest.
Eat what you made
Fresh from the oven with hot chocolate or juice. Everything left over goes home in a paper bag.
A ridge village above Lake Thun at 1,150 m. Farmland, forest and clean mountain air — the ideal setting for a children's day out.
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